(cause to make a mistake)
101Theodore Roosevelt: The Monroe Doctrine and the National Honor — ▪ Primary Source A dispute between England and Venezuela over the boundary of British Guiana (now Guyana) became the concern of the United States in 1895 when the Venezuelan ambassador to the U.S. requested its intervention.… …
102George W. Bush: First Inaugural Address — ▪ Primary Source George W. Bush : First Inaugural Address January 20, 2001 President Clinton, distinguished guests and my fellow citizens, the peaceful transfer of authority is rare in history, yet common in our country. With a simple …
103know — know1 [ nou ] (past tense knew [ nu ] ; past participle known [ noun ] ) verb never progressive *** ▸ 1 learn/understand ▸ 2 be familiar with ▸ 3 use particular name for ▸ 4 remember someone for something ▸ 5 experience ▸ 6 have learned something …
104tread — tread1 [ tred ] (past tense trod [ trad ] or tread|ed [ tredəd ] ; past participle trod|den [ tradn ] or trod [ trad ] ) verb * 1. ) intransitive or transitive BRITISH to walk or step on something: tread on: As she stumbled in the dark, she trod… …
105trip up — phrasal verb [intransitive/transitive] Word forms trip up : he/she/it trips up present participle tripping up past tense tripped up past participle tripped up 1) to make a mistake, or to cause someone to make a mistake The tests are designed to… …
106ˌtrip (sb) ˈup — phrasal verb 1) to make a mistake, or to cause someone to make a mistake The tests are designed to trip you up.[/ex] 2) same as trip …
107overplay your hand — phrase to believe you are in a stronger situation or position than you really are and fail as a result He overplayed his hand, and his arrogance lost him the election. Thesaurus: to make a mistake, or to do something badlysynonym to cause… …
108CBC-MAC — In cryptography, a Cipher Block Chaining Message Authentication Code, abbreviated CBC MAC, is a technique for constructing a message authentication code from a block cipher. The message is encrypted with some block cipher algorithm in CBC mode to …
109establish — Synonyms and related words: acclimate, acclimatize, accommodate, accustom, adapt, adjust, advertise, affirm, afford proof of, ascertain, assure, authenticate, author, authorize, back up, ballyhoo, bark, base, bear, bed, beget, begin, bill, boost …
110mess — mess1 [ mes ] noun ** ▸ 1 when someone/something is dirty ▸ 2 when there are problems ▸ 3 someone with problems ▸ 4 solid waste from animal ▸ 5 mess hall ▸ + PHRASES 1. ) count or uncount a situation in which a place is dirty or not neat: Your… …
